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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +
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Health Care Week in Review: Biden Administration Announces $100 Million for ACA Marketplace Navigators and $81.3 Million for...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Fighting for Access to Lifesaving HIV Medicine

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Even with breakthrough medication that transformed the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from a near-certain fatal disease to a manageable but chronic illness, many with HIV still endure debilitating effects. For about...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: June 9, 2023

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On June 3, President Biden signed the debt limit legislation into law, averting default and allowing Congress to return to regularly scheduled business. However, that return was short-lived in the House when a small group of...more

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Preventive Care in a Post-Braidwood World: Agencies Release Guidance on Preventive Services Coverage Requirements

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The Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the “Departments”) recently released guidance for group health plans on required preventive services coverage. The guidance was issued in response to a...more

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Democratic AGs Ask CDC to Help Ensure Access to No-Cost HIV Prevention Drugs

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A group of 22 Democratic AGs submitted a letter to the CDC and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) urging the agencies to ensure patients are not improperly charged copays for HIV prevention services by creating...more

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Health Care Week in Review: CMS Issues Prior Authorization Proposed Rule

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Health Care Week in Review: HHS Issued Proposed Rules and a Request for Information

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Long COVID – Just the Facts

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The Food and Drug practice at ArentFox Schiff has received numerous inquiries from clients about long COVID, so we decided to ask our in-house scientist, Robert Edwards, Ph.D., Director of Regulatory Science, to prepare an...more

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Alston & Bird Health Care Week in Review - April 2022 #2

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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CMS To Issue Interim Rule Imposing Vaccine Mandate For Healthcare Settings

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Husch highlights •On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a new vaccine mandate for healthcare workers employed at most Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities; continued participation in Medicare and Medicaid...more

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[Podcast] CDC Guidance, HHS Appointments, ACA Prospects

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In this debut episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome partner Kelly Cleary to discuss health policy, medical science and Washington...more

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Alston & Bird Health Care Week in Review - March 2021 #4

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more

Hogan Lovells

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, March 2021 # 3

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In Washington: Senate Democrats have opted to narrow the eligibility to receive an individual stimulus payment as part of the coronavirus relief bill, a Democratic aide confirmed to The Hill. Centrist Democratic senators had...more

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Spotlight on Biden Administration's Immediate Actions Focusing on Healthcare

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On his first days in office, President Joe Biden is expected to sign a flurry of executive actions, some of which will reverse decisions made by his predecessor, President Donald Trump. The first few Biden Administration...more

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Healthcare Policy Outlook with a Democratic-Controlled Senate

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The victories by Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the Georgia elections mean that incoming majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will preside over the narrowest possible majority in the U.S. Senate under which...more

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Costs of COVID-19 Vaccines: What We Do and Don’t Yet Know

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The roll-out of vaccine approvals has led to some confusion over what charges consumers might be asked to cover. This echoes the confusion previously discussed with respect to COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody test pricing....more

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Get Ready Employer Health Plans – Vaccines are Coming!

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By the time this article goes to print, it is likely that COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration will be underway in the United States. In late October, the Trump Administration released an interim final regulation...more

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Healthcare Policy Update: Election Edition

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A presidential race called by media outlets for former Vice President Joe Biden, coupled with a diminished Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and a narrowly divided Senate, translates into a federal...more

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Navigating Adapted Operations Advisory Series: Part One - Phased Approach Considerations, Creating and Implementing a COVID-19...

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Who Needs to Know - Employers who are reopening (or have already reopened) by bringing employees back to their workplaces. Why It Matters - Bringing a workforce back to the workplace, whether from teleworking,...more

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July 2020: The Top 17 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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FDA Publishes Enforcement Policies to Address Coronavirus Personal Protective Equipment Shortages

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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA has sought to expand the availability of needed personal protective equipment (PPE) for the general public and healthcare professionals. Recently, for example, FDA published two...more

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Administration, Congress Face Many Questions About Federal Relief for COVID-19 Impact

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Congress recently passed an $8.3 billion emergency spending bill to fund vaccine development, support for state and local governments, and assistance for affected small businesses. Federal lawmakers are likely to consider...more

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Covid-19 shifts from health menace to a political and economic nightmare, too.

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The viral outbreak that exploded out of central China suddenly has captured the rapt attention of Wall Street, the White House, and Americans from coast to coast. The rising pitch and politicization of the important...more

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Will voters buy $1 trillion in U.S. health care cuts, as ’21 budget proposes?

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President Trump’s 2021 budget proposal is thicker than an old-fashioned phone book. Lots of the document became little more than chaff the instant it was printed, due to the likelihood of big changes in the spending plan by...more

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On vaping, gun violence, and health insurance, the big talk flows, but action, not so much

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When it comes to key health concerns of the American public, President Trump and his administration have offered evidence anew that whatever they say may not last to the next political moment, that inaction is its own...more

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